Category Archives: Equality

How can we promote fairness in access to education beyond 2015?

Posted on 28 September 2012 by EFA Editor

As the UN Secretary General launches his Education First initiative and as the new World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE) goes live, Will Paxton from Save the Children – drawing on new research from Rwanda – asks what the implications … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Developing countries, Equality, Equity, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals | 1 Comment

The World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE) – a new visualization tool to measure marginalization

Posted on 25 September 2012 by Pauline Rose

To coincide with the launch of the UN Secretary-General’s Education First initiative, the Education for All Global Monitoring Report Team will launch a new interactive website tomorrow – the World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE). In an exclusive preview for … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Developed countries, Developing countries, Equality, Equity, Marginalization, Poverty, Primary school | 15 Comments

Illiteracy in developed countries: ending the taboo

Posted on 22 September 2012 by Nicole Bella

By Nicole Bella, responsible for statistics in the Education for all Global Monitoring Report team.  The fourth Education for All goal is to improve adult literacy by 50% between 2000 and 2015. Following the International Literacy Day celebrated last September … Continue reading →

Posted in Developed countries, Equality, Literacy, Skills | Tagged | 8 Comments

Illettrisme dans les pays développés : en finir avec un tabou

Posted on 13 September 2012 by Nicole Bella

Par Nicole Bella, responsable des statistiques d’éducation dans l’équipe du Rapport mondial de suivi sur l’éducation pour tous Le quatrième objectif pour l’éducation pour tous est d’améliorer de 50% les niveaux d’alphabétisme des adultes entre 2000 et 2015. Dans la foulée … Continue reading →

Posted in Developed countries, Equality, Literacy, Skills | 2 Comments

Literacy: Let’s listen to what adults want to learn

Posted on 5 September 2012 by EFA Editor

By Anna Robinson-Pant, Professor of Education, University of East Anglia The fourth Education for All goal is to halve adult illiteracy between 2000 and 2015. How is the world faring? To mark International Literacy Day on September 8, we asked … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, Literacy, Marginalization, Quality of education, Skills, Teachers, technology, Training, Youth | Tagged | 6 Comments

Education for All: Is the world on track a decade on?

Posted on 20 August 2012 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report Ten years have passed since the first Education for All Global Monitoring Report, Is the World on Track?, was released in 2002. And there are now just ten … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Equality, Equity, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Primary school, Quality of education, Secondary school | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Education and jobs: hot topics for International Youth Day

Posted on 9 August 2012 by Hans Botnen Eide

With one in eight young people out of work, education and employment are urgent topics of discussion for this year’s International Youth Day on August 12.. Education’s crucial role in providing young people with the skills they need for solid … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Marginalization, Skills, Training, Youth | 2 Comments

Telling the truth and shaping a vision for education

Posted on 21 June 2012 by Kevin Watkins

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, we have invited the Report’s previous directors to share their views on progress and prospects for Education for All. By Kevin Watkins Was it really three years? When I … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict, Early childhood care and education, Equality, Equity, Gender, Governance, Human rights, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Quality of education, Skills | Tagged | 3 Comments

Let’s not forget 61 million out-of-school children at Rio+20

Posted on 11 June 2012 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, Director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, and Albert Motivans, Head of Education Statistics at the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. On the eve of the Rio+20 conference, the Education for All Global Monitoring Report and … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Basic education, Developing countries, Equality, Equity, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Poverty | 11 Comments

Protecting education aid is more vital than ever

Posted on 4 June 2012 by EFA Editor

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, we have invited the Report’s previous directors to share their views on progress and prospects for Education for All. By Christopher Colclough Much has been achieved over … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Developing countries, Donors, Equality, Equity, Governance, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Primary school, Quality of education | Tagged | 6 Comments